Chatham in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chatham Historic District
Original marker
Photographed by Susan Allen, circa February 15, 2017
1. Chatham Historic District Marker, duplicate copy
Original marker was thought to be lost but was found and erected at the heart of Chatham's Historic District on Main Street.
Erected 2016 by Morris County Heritage Commission and New Jersey Register of Historic Sites.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 27, 1781.
Location. 40° 44.464′ N, 74° 23.017′ W. Marker is in Chatham, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 262 Main Street, Chatham NJ 07928, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Jersey and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Chatham Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); New Jersey Journal (approx. half a mile away); Day's Bridge Summit (approx. half a mile away); Chatham (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bonnel Town - Chatham (approx. 0.8 miles away); Chatham Colony Association (approx. 1½ miles away); Greenhouse Ranges on 600 Acre Noe Estate / 2 of 3 Noe Estate Homes on Noe Ave.
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More about this marker. The original marker went missing between 1976 and 1983. A replacement was requested and the Morris County Heritage Commission made a replacement marker #2.
Following the original marker's discovery in 2014, the Chatham Historical Society, assisted by the Morris County Heritage Commission, which provided marker history and rejuvenation, the marker was installed.
Due to the immense size of the Historic District, a location was chosen in the heart of Chatham's Historic District.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2017, by Susan Allen of Chatham, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 692 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on February 19, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photo 1. submitted on September 3, 2017, by Susan Allen of Chatham, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
